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Estoril: Important step towards the world championship title.

Estoril: Important step towards the world championship title.

12.10.2025 Press Release

+++ Toprak Razgatlioglu claims two wins and a second place at the penultimate WorldSBK round at Estoril. +++ The ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team rider leads the championship standings with a 39-point advantage heading into the final weekend at Jerez, while BMW is close to Ducati in the manufacturers' standings. +++ Michael van der Mark endures bad luck on Saturday but bounces back with two strong races on Sunday. +++

Estoril. Two more victories on the road to the riders' world championship title and important points for the manufacturers' battle - Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR), BMW Motorrad Motorsport, and the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team once again shone at Estoril. The penultimate round of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) took place at the Portuguese circuit near Lisbon. Riding his #1 BMW M 1000 RR, Razgatlioglu won both the first main race and the Superpole race, and added a second-place podium finish in race two. He also set new lap records over the weekend. As the leader of the riders' standings, "El Turco" now heads to the season finale at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP) with a 39-point lead over his closest rival Nicolò Bulega (ITA / Ducati).

Teammate Michael van der Mark (NED) also showed strong form at Estoril. In Saturday's first race, he was caught up in a multi-rider incident at the first corner through no fault of his own. He was able to take part in the restart but faced technical issues and finished 15th. In the Superpole race, he secured an important ninth place to improve his grid position for race two, where he finished tenth - once again inside the top ten.

In the manufacturers' standings, BMW remains hot on the heels of leaders Ducati, trailing by just three points ahead of the final round. A total of 62 points will still be up for grabs in the last three races of the season at Jerez de la Frontera.

Reactions after the Estoril round.

Sven Blusch, Head of BMW Motorrad Motorsport: "It was another important step towards the title and an almost perfect weekend for us. With two victories and a second place, we can now travel to Jerez with a very solid points advantage. Toprak's performance was once again outstanding. At the same time, Nicolò Bulega's performance also deserves recognition. What those two showed in the races, pulling away from the rest of the field, was on another level. We are also very happy with Mickey's performance; he did a great job with his top-ten results. I think he too is ready for his, for now, last race weekend in WorldSBK. We will now do everything we can - in Berlin, Munich, England, and at the track - to be as well prepared as possible, and we're looking forward to the season finale."

Christian Gonschor, Technical Director BMW Motorrad Motorsport: "It was another fantastic weekend with two wins, pole position, lap records, and a second place. With this tremendous weekend, Toprak extended his lead in the riders' championship - a maximum success that the entire team can be proud of. Toprak showed his professionalism in every race, and in the second main race he knew that second place was also crucial for the championship, for the big goal. He didn't take any unnecessary risks to go for the win. Looking ahead to Jerez, we are excited for an intense finale, and we want to express our gratitude to the organisers and the FIM, whose control and regulatory mechanisms ensure fair competition that thrills fans at the track and on TV with two magnificent riders at the front."

Toprak Razgatlioglu, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team: "I was really happy to win the first race. At the beginning, all was under control but then Nicolò had a bit more grip than me. At the end of the race I was spinning a lot but he was too. In the Superpole race, the start was a bit difficult, I was fighting with Nicolò on the first two laps. But then I just focused on my pace, pushing for a good lap time and trying to not make any mistake. So in the end I won again. Race two was more difficult for me. I was back in fifth, had to overtake but just focused on my job to catch Nicolò. When I was back in second place I was pushing so hard on every lap that the rear tyre dropped, so I was struggling a lot. I had to start to manage my race and I just thought: 'Okay, this time it is impossible to win, P2 is enough because I need the good points for the championship.' Now I am looking forward to Jerez. We have some margin in the championship, and everything else we will see there. Nicolò is very strong at Jerez but I will try to do my best again."

Michael van der Mark, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team: "At the last couple of rounds we had a great feeling with the bike and then we came here and for some reason we struggled quite a lot with the bike in the beginning. We couldn't get the right feeling and not the right speed on Friday. For Saturday morning, we improved our pace and our package a lot. I was confident for Superpole but unfortunately I lost a lot of time by missing a gear. Especially here you lose a lot of places on the grid and P12 was not fantastic. In race one, I had a good start, but unfortunately someone crashed in turn one and took me out. The guys in the pit box made sure that the spare bike was ready and I was able to do the re-start. After a few good laps I unfortunately had a technical issue. I managed to finish the race and score one point, but it was a very disappointing Saturday. In Sunday's Superpole race we decided to go with the race tyre as we felt that the qualifying tyre was a big risk. I finished P9 which was not too bad. It was good to move up on the grid, especially for turn one. My start in race two was not great but I had a good pace. I was catching up with the guys in front of me, but I just seemed to struggle a bit with the bike when I got really close to them. I was fighting hard and finished tenth collecting more points. Now I'm looking forward to Jerez, especially in regards of the championship. It looks like Toprak will win it there, so that's the thing everyone is looking out for."

Facts and figures.

Superpole.

Air temperature: 24°, track temperature: 28°, humidity: 54%, conditions: dry.

Pos.

Rider

Team

Manufacturer

Time

1.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

1:34.203*

2.

Nicolò Bulega (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

1:34.549

3.

Alvaro Bautista (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

1:35.163

4.

Alex Lowes (GBR)

bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team

bimota

1:35.198

5.

Xavi Vierge (ESP)

Honda HRC

Honda

1:35.255

12.

Michael van der Mark (NED)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

1:35.717

* New all-time lap record

Race 1.

Air temperature: 24°, track temperature: 37°, humidity: 40%, conditions: dry, laps: 18.

Pos.

Rider

Team

Manufacturer

Gap

1.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

-

2.

Nicolò Bulega (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

1.948

3.

Alvaro Bautista (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

14.729

4.

Andrea Locatelli (ITA)

Pata Maxus Yamaha

Yamaha

16.563

5.

Alex Lowes (GBR)

bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team

bimota

17.044

15.

Michael van der Mark (NED)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

48.263

Fastest race lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu, lap 4, 1:35.696 (new record)

Superpole Race.

Air temperature: 23°, track temperature: 29°, humidity: 57%, conditions: dry, laps: 10.

Pos.

Rider

Team

Manufacturer

Gap

1.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

-

2.

Nicolò Bulega (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

0.545

3.

Alvaro Bautista (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

8.942

4.

Andrea Locatelli (ITA)

Pata Maxus Yamaha

Yamaha

10.060

5.

Andrea Iannone

Team Pata Go Eleven

Ducati

10.122

9.

Michael van der Mark (NED)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

14.875

Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 5, 1:34.973 (new record)

Race 2.

Air temperature: 25°, track temperature: 38°, humidity: 51%, conditions: dry, laps: 21.

Pos.

Rider

Team

Manufacturer

Gap

1.

Nicolò Bulega (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

-

2.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

4.868

3.

Alvaro Bautista (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

15.331

4.

Alex Lowes (GBR)

bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team

bimota

17.333

5.

Andrea Locatelli (ITA)

Pata Maxus Yamaha

Yamaha

20.567

10.

Michael van der Mark (NED)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

29.579

Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 8, 1:34.973

Current riders' classification (R11/12, after 33 of 36 races).

Pos.

Rider

Team

Manufacturer

Points

1.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

580

2.

Nicolò Bulega (ITA)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

541 (-39)

3.

Alvaro Bautista (ESP)

Aruba.it Racing - Ducati

Ducati

292 (-288)

4.

Andrea Locatelli (ITA)

Pata Maxus Yamaha

Yamaha

284 (-296)

5.

Danilo Petrucci (ITA)

Barni Spark Racing Team

Ducati

284 (-296)

12.

Michael van der Mark (NED)

ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team

BMW

101 (-479)

Current manufacturers' classification (R11/12, after 33 of 36 races).

Pos.

Manufacturer

Points

1.

Ducati

585

2.

BMW

582 (-3)

3.

Yamaha

314 (-271)

4.

Bimota

229 (-356)

5.

Honda

201 (-384)

6.

Kawasaki

86 (-499)

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